"Well, I would be open to changing that law, but the better law to change would be to secure our border and to send a clear message that you cannot continue to enter the United States illegally," Rubio told host Margaret Brennan.

Rubio said U.S. laws encourage the abuse of immigration leading to potential human trafficking.

"It is actually inhumane not to secure our border, because we are sending out a message that is encouraging people to come here. We have to understand a lot of these people that are crossing children are being trafficked here," he added. "They are being brought here by criminal groups that help guide them and often take advantage of them and brutalize them on the path toward the United States and the ability to cross that border is a magnet that is drawing this behavior."

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